My son brought Nigeria Olympic team luck in Rio – Shehu

Dream Team VI star, Shehu Abdullahi has told AfricanFootball.com that the birth of his son brought luck to the team for them to beat Japan 5-4 just hours after they arrived Brazil from Atlanta.

Shehu’s wife delivered a baby boy hours before the Uniao de Madeira of Portugal ace featured in Nigeria’s opening Rio 2016 Group B game against Japan in Manaus.

“I am happy to be a father, it’s a thing of joy to me and the entire family. My son will be named Shehu Abdullahi Junior. He brought us luck in our first game against Japan because he was born few hours before the game,” Shehu told AfricanFootball.com.